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iOS Swift Enums and Structs Structs Review Structs

Vincent natale
Vincent natale
1,784 Points
Posted by Vincent natale
Vincent natale
1,784 Points

I'm not too sure what you are asking me to do here. I have set an init but that is not the same as a default

Error: Variable 'self.description' used before initialized keeps coming up

struct.swift 
struct Expense {
    var description : String
    var amount : Double   
  init (){
  amount = 0.0
  }
}

1 Answer

Michael Liendo
Michael Liendo
15,326 Points
Michael Liendo
Michael Liendo
15,326 Points

Hello there :) You specified two properties in your struct: amount and description. When the struct is initialized, amount has a value of 0.0, but description still has no value. One possible solution would be to simple initialize description in your init method as description = "" where the double quotes represent an empty string.

Hope that helps! Upvotes are always appreciated, and happy coding!